karabo
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@phakama_darkie This guy doesn’t run on anyone’s script, they’re sabotaging his efforts to transform Eskom obviously! But he’s capable.
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If the ANC is serious they must make this Guy their President! 🇿🇦
He’s more educated than the entire executive combined! Certainly understands execution and time frames.
He’s not a PR guy, he’s a straight honest speaker . Young, articulate and focused.
Mbalula isn’t gonna get the ANC anywhere

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@TheJustCaused @StHonorable Now the land is being utilized, cape town was like this before
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This is the problem - young people grooving in the middle of a crisis. It is a crisis if young children of your own country cannot find placements in school, such that parents opt to say they are foreigners to get placements. Young people of South Africa what is wrong with you? What happened to patriotism and activism. You come from a bloodline of activists.
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Exxaro Resources is aware of a circulating video depicting the recent assault of a security guard in East London.
One of the alleged suspects in the video has been identified as an employee of one of our contractors, Baagi Technology.
Exxaro Resources does not tolerate any behaviour that is contrary to our values, and the alleged suspect's access to our company has been immediately revoked. In line with our code of conduct, Baagi Technology is attending to this matter with the urgency it deserves.
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[ASSAILANTS ARRESTED]
Two suspects have been arrested in connection with a viral video depicting the assault of a security guard at eBuhlanti Marina Glen in East London.
The suspects face charges of common assault and are expected to appear in court soon.
The investigation remains active, with further arrests likely. No further information can be shared on this matter.
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@Tumelo_kaThoko @CrimeWatch_RSA @SAPoliceService I want the picture of the one one who works for exxaro
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@CrimeWatch_RSA @SAPoliceService The other one who works for Exxaro is on the run and will not only get fired he will be denied bail 😂
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@ZizinjaAbelungu these are bikers and not farmers - I'm disappointed by your race baiting.
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Can someone explain what’s going on with this brother ?
#AdHocCommittee
Did he smoke woonga before proceedings today ?

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This is the guy who gave Katiso KT Molefe bail after been charged with 18 cases of murder
His name is Judge Brad Wanless
Let's make him Trend
#MadlangaCommission Julius Malema Panyaza Operation Dudula Deputy President

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@Julius_S_Malema I salute you CIC much love from🇺🇬 Uganda. CIC I got a gift of Ankole Cows🐂 for you to appreciate the great work you doing in SA🇿🇦 and Africa in general.
I would to get in touch with you CIC please 🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿.
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Austerity, Not Workers’ Demands, Are Undermining Policing in South Africa
SAFTU respectfully challenges the assertion by KwaZulu‑Natal Provincial Police Commissioner Lt‑Gen Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi that union demands for higher salaries are hampering efforts to fill policing vacancies. This perspective risks distorting public understanding of a far more serious issue: decades of neoliberal austerity and budget cuts that have hollowed out the police service—a crisis that deepens insecurity for all South Africans.
1. Budget Cuts, Not Wage Demands, Are the Real Crisis
•According to National Treasury’s Adjusted Estimates of National Expenditure (AENE), the policing budget was slashed from R125 billion (2024) to R113.6 billion (2025)—a staggering 9% real-terms reduction in one year .
•SAFTU’s analysis of the 2025 Budget further confirms that, despite a marginal 0.8% increase in non‑interest government spending overall, deep austerity has not been reversed, making the budget cuts structural and sustained.
2. South Africa’s Police Numbers Lag Behind
•The South African Police Service (SAPS) currently operates at approximately 1 police officer per 423 people (as of 2023), falling significantly short of global benchmarks .
•Other reporting reflects even worse: 1 officer for every 427 citizens noted in the 2024/25 Annual Performance Plan .
•The United Nations standard widely cited—and consistently reaffirmed by credible fact-checkers—is 1 officer per 220 people .
Our democracy cannot rest on an under‑resourced force whose size is only ~50% of what international standards deem minimally acceptable.
3. The Consequences: Private Security Explodes, Public Sector Collapses
•With rising violent crime (averaging 75 killings and 400 aggravated robberies per day), private security has surged: more than 2.7 million registered private guards, now outnumbering police and military combined .
This shift underscores a stark reality: only the wealthy can afford protection, while the majority—especially in working-class and informal settlements—are left dangerously exposed.
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4. SAFTU’s Position: Fully Fund, Staff, and Value the Police Service
While SAFTU stands firm in defending workers’ rights to fair compensation, we align with Commissioner Mkhwanazi in his call for a better-trained and better-supported police force. Here’s what must be done:
•Urgently restore policing budgets—reverse the 9% cut and scale up to match population growth and service demands.
•Fill all funded but vacant posts. Austerity must not continue to hollow out capacity in the name of fiscal restraint.
•Provide living wages that reflect the risks and responsibilities of policing as well as the rising cost of living.
•Invest in training, tools, and accountability structures, so each officer is equipped, professional, and trusted by the communities they serve.
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5. Conclusion: Austerity is the Enemy, Not Workers
Lt-Gen Mkhwanazi is a respected public servant with the courage of his convictions. SAFTU hopes he will direct his critique toward the real adversary: systemic under-funding and austerity that squeeze public services and leave policing—and democratic security—fragile.
Aligned in mission if not in diagnosis, SAFTU and the police must unite to demand adequate funding, proper staffing, and dignified compensation so that all South Africans can live in safety, not fear
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